Federal Judge Strikes Down Biden’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rule

Published on April 2, 2024

A federal judge in Kentucky has struck down a Biden administration rule that required states to measure and report the greenouse gas emissions from any vehicles traveling on the national highway system. “With this victory in court, we’re slamming the brakes on the Biden Administration’s politics that make no sense,” said Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman, who led a coalition of 21 state attorneys general in suing the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) over the rule that sought to force states to cut carbon dioxide emissions on their roads. Multiple states that sued over the rule argued that it could dampen job creation and eliminate future economic development....